Georgia election board’s right-wing faction revisits Fulton’s 2020 presidential election
The Georgia Election Board’s three Republican members voted 3-2 Wednesday to reinvestigate Fulton County over election rules infractions related to the 2020 presidential election. Board Chairman John Fervier, left, on Wednesday warned conservative board members Janice Johnston, middle, and Rick Jeffares, that reopening case could violate state law. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A trio of conservative…
The Cultural Politics Behind JD Vance’s Obsession With “Cat Ladies”
Mother Jones; Getty; Kyodonews/Zuma; Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the weeks since his selection as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance’s political vision has come to be defined by a single, compact denigration of Democrats: “childless cat ladies.” Journalists unearthed…
Can Ilhan Omar Fend Off AIPAC?
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP; Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune/AP; Wikimedia; Henry A/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Next week, Rep. Ilhan Omar will take on a familiar opponent. On Tuesday, August 13, the progressive stalwart will face a second-consecutive primary challenge from Don…
Why the Border Patrol Went MAGA
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For our September+October issue, we investigated the Border Patrol’s sharp growth, its troubling record on civil liberties, its culture of impunity, and its role in shaping the current political moment—one that echoes the anti-immigrant fever that led to the agency’s creation a…
Climate Deniers Aren’t Mainstream, But Congress Is Rife With Them
From left, Ted Cruz (Texas), Steve Scalise (Louisiana), and August Pfluger (Texas) are all openly hostile to federal climate efforts..Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US politics is an outlier bastion of climate denial with nearly one in four members of…
The Future of the Border Is Even More Dystopian Than You Thought
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For our September+October issue, we investigated the Border Patrol’s sharp growth, its troubling record on civil liberties, its culture of impunity, and its role in shaping the current political moment—one that echoes the anti-immigrant fever that led to the agency’s creation a century…